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♂ Elwood N. Veitch
aliasElwood N. Veitch
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 2 5
Birth 21 July 1929 → 94 years + 9 months ago
Lived 64 years + 1 month
First mandate 11 December 1975 → 48 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 18 September 1993 → 30 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 11 months after 16 October 1991
Special notes
None
 

Elwood N. Veitch (1929–1993)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 11 10 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James G. Lorimer  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Joan M. Sawicki  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 33,009 Votes: 21,519 Participation: 65.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30120(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
SC
 1/3 10,395 49.06% +1,276 Loser:
NDP
 9,119 43.03% James G. Lorimer

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,547 Votes: 22,041 Participation: 63.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30170(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
SC
 2/2 10,435 48.46% -665 Winner:
NDP
 11,100 51.54% James G. Lorimer
Eligible: 30,745 Votes: 23,721 Participation: 77.15% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35788(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
SC
 1/4 11,665 49.76% +779 Loser:
NDP
 10,886 46.44% James G. Lorimer

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,720 Votes: 23,934 Participation: 77.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35840(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 1/2 12,060 51.29% +605 Loser:
NDP
 11,455 48.71% Joan M. Sawicki

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,933 Votes: 24,382 Participation: 74.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7863(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
SC
 3/4 5,036 21.08% -5,561 Winner:
NDP
 10,597 44.36% Joan M. Sawicki

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Elwood Neal Veitch		 08 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Elwood Veitch		 08 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Feb 2024 22:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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